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Asia Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher*
This is not a guidebook. And it's definitely 'not-for-parents'. It is the real inside story about one of the world's most exciting continents - Asia. In this book you'll hear fascinating tales about Samurai warriors and Bollywood legends, fabulous carpets, explosive volcanoes, and modern-day pirates. Check out cool stories about hunting with golden eagles, dog astronauts, guerilla warfare, and eccentric dictators. You'll find holy cows, purple people, some seriously tough mountain folk, and history galore. This book shows you an Asia your parents probably don't even know about.
Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Margaret Hynes
About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, children's books, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel.
TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category
'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times
'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)
*#1 in the world market share - source: Nielsen Bookscan. Australia, UK and USA. March 2012-January 2013
This is not a guidebook. And it's definitely 'not-for-parents'. It is the real inside story about one of the world's most exciting continents - Asia. In this book you'll hear fascinating tales about Samurai warriors and Bollywood legends, fabulous carpets, explosive volcanoes, and modern-day pirates. Check out cool stories about hunting with golden eagles, dog astronauts, guerilla warfare, and eccentric dictators. You'll find holy cows, purple people, some seriously tough mountain folk, and history galore. This book shows you an Asia your parents probably don't even know about.
Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Margaret Hynes
About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, children's books, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel.
TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category
'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times
'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)
*#1 in the world market share - source: Nielsen Bookscan. Australia, UK and USA. March 2012-January 2013
96 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2013
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December 15, 2015
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This is an informational book about Asia. There is information about almost every country about everything from the landscape, historical and important landmarks, food to the tech savvy South Koreans.
· Identify the characteristics from the text that support the specific genre
This book contains a lot of facts to give information about something that is real.
· Identify specific concepts that could be integrated into the classroom.
There are a lot of things that could be done with a book like this. Social studies could use this as a study guide. Groups could pick a place and give a presentation about it. It could also be nothing more than a fun book to learn about some of the other places in the world. It could be used to inspire students to want to travel. Having always had a bit of an infatuation with Asia and any Lonely Planet Book, I thought this book was like literary candy.
Provide any other suggestions that would be useful regarding literary content, reading level, and other ways in which the book might be integrated.
This book is written in a way that is really great for any literary level. The entire book is written into small sections that focus on one idea. So depending on the level of reader-students could read just a small section, an entire page, an entire country’s worth, or the whole book.
Also the title includes 'not for parents' which could be fun for some kids.
This is an informational book about Asia. There is information about almost every country about everything from the landscape, historical and important landmarks, food to the tech savvy South Koreans.
· Identify the characteristics from the text that support the specific genre
This book contains a lot of facts to give information about something that is real.
· Identify specific concepts that could be integrated into the classroom.
There are a lot of things that could be done with a book like this. Social studies could use this as a study guide. Groups could pick a place and give a presentation about it. It could also be nothing more than a fun book to learn about some of the other places in the world. It could be used to inspire students to want to travel. Having always had a bit of an infatuation with Asia and any Lonely Planet Book, I thought this book was like literary candy.
Provide any other suggestions that would be useful regarding literary content, reading level, and other ways in which the book might be integrated.
This book is written in a way that is really great for any literary level. The entire book is written into small sections that focus on one idea. So depending on the level of reader-students could read just a small section, an entire page, an entire country’s worth, or the whole book.
Also the title includes 'not for parents' which could be fun for some kids.
August 27, 2016
"(Not for Parents) Asia: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know" by Margaret Hynes is a fun read for children about Asia. They will learn some of the traditions and customs of this country, fun facts, and history. This book talks about so many different things...so you don't get bored. This book is set-up similarly to the Ripley's Believe it or Not books. Very educational read for kids.
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